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His wife and son suffered from smoke inhalation, Winston-Salem fire officials said. His wife will be kept for observation overnight at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, while his son was taken to Forsyth Medical Center.

No one else was in the home at the time of the fire. Poplin was at his mother's home next door, fire officials said.

The fire was under control in about 40 minutes, but the home is considered a total loss, fire officials said. Firefighters had to retreat after first entry due to the volume of the fire, fire officials said.

The cause of the fire is still being investigated. Investigators believe the fire may have started in the living room area.

The smoke detector went off in the home, fire officials said.

Poplin has more than 20 years with the Winston-Salem Fire Department.

Sabrina Santucci and Veronica White will have more details later Wednesday on WXII 12 News.